Finnish Spitz
Learn about the temperament and personality of the Finnish Spitz. Discover what he's like to live with, his traits and characteristics and how he generally behaves. And look at lots of Finnish Spitz photos.
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Finnish Spitz Temperament
The Finnish Spitz is a beloved family dog and skilled hunting dog. He is intelligent, independent, inquisitive, lively, good-natured, faithful, and brave. For centuries, he has served as a barking hunting dog, and he does know how to bark. He is often accused of loving the sound of his own voice. However, he can be trained to keep his bark under control. Because of the Spitz's independent nature, obedience training is important, or your Finnish Spitz will successfully take over your home. (They can be strong-willed.) This is a slow-maturing breed. Patience is necessary when training a Finnish Spitz, as is creativity -- he tends to get bored easily. He needs to be kept on lead or in a fenced-in area, as he will take off on an adventure if allowed to. The Finnish Spitz enjoys being active and has moderate exercise needs. He is agile and energetic and loves to go for long walks and hikes. He enjoys spending time with his family and loves to be involved in all aspects of family life. He will want to play outside with you and then lie on the couch with you and watch football. He is excellent with children. He loves playing with them, and if they annoy him, he will just walk away. He is often cautious with strangers. He has excellent hearing and makes a good watchdog. He is protective of his family and will certainly advise you of things that concern him. He is an excellent watchdog!
Finnish Spitz Training
The Finnish Spitz is moderately easy to train. He learns new commands at the average rate. He is neither difficult nor easy to train.
Finnish Spitz Shedding
The Finnish Spitz is a very heavy shedder. He sheds an awful lot of hair! You'll find hair all over your home, stuck to everything! You'll probably even find it in the butter!
Finnish Spitz Grooming
The medium-length coat of the Finnish Spitz only requires an occasional brushing. But because he sheds excessively you may find yourself brushing him daily to remove loose hair. (What you get out with a brush doesn't fall out in your home!)
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Rating: Ease of training
Tells you how easy or difficult a breed is to train.
A higher rating means the breed is easier to train, a lower rating means the breed is harder to train.
An easy to train breed require less time and patience to train.
Rating: Intelligence
Tells you how intelligent a breed is in terms of how quickly it can learn commands from humans. A higher rating means the breed will learn your commands faster (and is therefore generally considered to be more intelligent), while a lower rating means the breed will learn your commands more slowly (and is therefore generally considered to be less intelligent).
Keep in mind that this is only one way to measure a dog's intelligence and a low rating might still mean the breed is highly intelligent in other ways.
Rating: Shedding
Tells you how much hair the breed sheds. The higher the rating the more hair the breed sheds.
Rating: Watchdog
Tells you how good the breed is at being a watchdog and raising the alarm when a stranger approaches. A higher rating means the breed will bark vigorously to warn you of a stranger's presence on your property. A low rating means the breed probably won't bark much if a stranger enters your property.
Rating: Guard dog
Tells you how good the breed is at being a guard dog due to the appearance, size, and strength of the breed. A breed with a high guard dog rating will make an intruder think twice before stepping foot on your property.
Rating: Popularity
Tells you how popular the breed is in terms of ownership. A higher rating means that more people own the breed. The more popular a breed is the easier it is to find and purchase one because there are more breeders breeding it.
Rating: Size
Tells you how large or small the breed is. A lower rating means the breed is smaller and a higher rating means the breed is larger. It gives you a quick idea of how physically large or small the breed is compared with all the other breeds.
Rating: Agility
Tells you how agile the breed is. A higher rating means the breed is fast and nimble on its feet while a lower rating means the breed is heavier and slower on its feet.
Rating: Good with kids
Tells you how good the breed is with children. A higher rating means the breed is good with children. Note: all breeds are generally good with kids when they're raised with them.
